UK government urges firms to publish salaries in job adverts before new law

The UK government is encouraging businesses to start including salary information in job advertisements ahead of upcoming legislation that will make this practice compulsory, BBC reported.

Officials argue that publishing pay details will assist jobseekers, especially those applying for their first job, and could help prevent pay discrimination, according to the BBC.

The government highlighted that 94% of respondents in a recent consultation supported greater transparency in pay, which is part of broader efforts to reduce youth inactivity and support nearly one million young people not in education, employment, or training.

An industry group expressed concerns that setting pay is complex and regulating job adverts may not always be suitable, as reported by the BBC.

The move follows recommendations from the UK's equality watchdog that employees should have the legal right to know their colleagues' earnings, and the government plans to bring forward legislation on this issue as soon as possible.